The German-led Air Defender 23 will run until June 23 and include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan and Sweden, which is bidding to join the alliance. Up to 10,000 personnel will participate in the drills intended to boost interoperability and preparedness to protect against drones and cruise missiles in the case of an attack on cities, airports, or sea ports within NATO territory.
#air-defender #airdefender #airdefender23 #airdefender2023
The German-led Air Defender 23 will run until June 23 and include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan and Sweden, which is bidding to join the alliance. Up to 10,000 personnel will participate in the drills intended to boost interoperability and preparedness to protect against drones and cruise missiles in the case of an attack on cities, airports, or sea ports within NATO territory.
#air-defender #airdefender #airdefender23 #airdefender2023
Sounds like that ‘Feb 2022‘ will be repeated from west to east.
In a few weeks, #NATO is embarking on the largest-ever military games in the organization’s history since its founding in 1949. Exercise #Air-Defender will involve over 220 warplanes and 10,000 troops from 24 nations, including #Finland. It will see the biggest movement of U.S. soldiers to Europe since the end of the Cold War. American commander Lieutenant General Michael Loh said of the exercises: “This is now putting the alliance together quickly, with a credible force, to make sure that if Russia ever lines up on the NATO border, that we’re ready to go.”
